It's like this. Feds indict Whitey Bulger and Steve Flemmi for racketeering. Whitey flees and Flemmi gets arrested. Before his trial he claims that he and Whitey were informants for the FBI and his handler was John Connolly. Flemmi's … [Read more...]
Archives for May 31, 2013
The IRS Scandal and the False Hope of Tea Party Revival
Amid all of the sound and fury bubbling up from the IRS examination of the various conservative organizations there’s hope among the Tea Party faithful that this controversy will somehow breathe new life into their movement. But will it be … [Read more...]
Clueless Ann Romney
I could only laugh when I heard the would be first lady publicly declare that there was a serious breach of trust between the White House and the American people. Did Ms. Romney ever stop to think about the fact there was never a bond of … [Read more...]
Weekly Joke Revue: GOP calls itself a scandal, blames Obama
Onion: Our Thoughts Go Out To Oklahoma,’ Says Congressman Mentally Calculating When He Can Bring Up Benghazi Again VISTA, CA—Following the devastating tornado in Oklahoma this week that killed dozens of residents and displaced many … [Read more...]
Committed to 1,000,000+
Hi everyone, This past weekend, our field team reached a huge milestone. So I asked my field Director, Carl Nilsson, to write a bit about it. Here's what he had to say: We passed a milestone this past weekend, and it adds up to one … [Read more...]
The “Streetlight Strategy”: Manipulating open government for private gain
I have, at various times, served in local (town) government. I'm guessing that most of my fellow BMG participants who have done or now do the same have encountered the venerable "Streetlight strategy", used by self-serving public officials … [Read more...]
Brookline Passes Landmark Resolution Against Tar Sands
The fight against tar sands isn't just about the proposed Keystone XL pipeline out west - it's also about the push for smaller tar sands pipeline projects across the country, including one Exxon Mobil & Enbridge are trying to sneak … [Read more...]